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    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Do you know where you heard that? I was having a discussion with Porsche a while back in viewtopic.php?p=28503 speculating about the max discharge power of a high voltage lithium pack using cylindrical cells as a reference, because I didn't actually have access to pouch cell discharge data. From...
  2. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    The 2014 has a 3.17 final drive and the 2015-16 has a 3.87 final drive, so that's the main difference. I think they changed the drive ratios in order to compensate for 100 less lb-ft of torque. I Recall hearing the LG cells couldn't take the punishment. I DO enjoy the zippiness! With the...
  3. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Thanks for sharing. I DO wonder, though... If my A123 pack is replaced with the LG Chem pack, will they limit the torque output like they did on the 2015/2016 models? I hope not, as /tmp is an EXTREMELY fun little beast to drive!
  4. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Saw this pop up today: https://youtu.be/qS9uo5t8n0s What a bummer. TO top if off, my capacity went * UP * the other day! Looks like it'll be closer than I thought. I'm hoping someone will make a Tesla or BYD cell pack replacement for us to keep these lil' efficient fellas on the road!
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    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Which group on FB? I REALLY LIKE the little fellah, but the only thing it really 'needs' is the traction battery replaced. I wonder if there will be any third-party kits available to plop Tesla cells in...
  6. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    A little update: Concierge desk was quite useless. Told me it's between me and the dealership to get the battery tested. Offered no help getting that started, and just kept mentioning the "needs to be below 39.0Ah" etc... Well, luckily for me, I've been taking screenshots at random times...
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    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    I've had a couple calls, and one regurgitated the same boilerplate, but I explained I want someone to actually run the test on capacity, and they're supposed to be calling again soon to see what they can do... Wish I could find my Kill-a-Watt, and just run the battery dry again / charge it up...
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    Is there a 2500 track limit on USB storage?

    I have 'em in several folders, with three at the root of the drive. For kicks, I renamed the folders with 1_, 2_, and 3_ leading headers in their names. Whichever has 1 displays, and the limit does seem to be 2500 total music files. Strange.
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    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Lower-right gauge here on my screen w/ Bolt PIDs https://photos.app.goo.gl/zrXzsrYTur3yEpoQA
  10. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    I use Torque Pro to read mine. I figured the kWh capacity being so low would be what triggered it. Wonder why it doesn't match the AH reading... One would think they'd track rather closely...
  11. M

    Is there a 2500 track limit on USB storage?

    I spent hours last night ripping and populating a 32GB thumbdrive, only to discover it seems there's a 2500 track limit. Is there a way around this?
  12. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Sure sounds like the technician was referring to the 12 volt battery which is rated in AH (amp-hours). The LN1 12 volt battery is rated at 44 AH. The HV battery is 400 volts DC and is rated at approximately 21kWh new. Something is not right!! Looking at the paperwork, it indicates...
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    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Should know later today... Spoke to the tech directly, and saw his document regarding EV capacities etc. 2014 Spark needs to hit not 12.65kWh, but 39Ah. Interesting. Torque shows Bat Cap raw at 40.1 for me.. Tech indicates he may reset the values to cause it to re-learn over the next...
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    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Should know later today... Spoke to the tech directly, and saw his document regarding EV capacities etc. 2014 Spark needs to hit not 12.65kWh, but 39Ah. Interesting. Torque shows Bat Cap raw at 40.1 for me.. Tech indicates he may reset the values to cause it to re-learn over the next...
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    185/60r15 Tires on Front

    I wonder if a 2014 with the altered suspension for the new battery pack replacement will have the same geometry...
  16. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Intriguing. Spoke to the local dealership today. Bringing it by at 7AM when I get off work tonight. They have 4 EV techs on hand, and handle a LOT of EV sales / service at this particular location. I gave them the current 12.8 kWh indicator from the ECU, and mentioned the 2014's had a 21kWh...
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    gearbox oil change

    It's nearing time for me at almost 92kMi... I could see running the pump to purge any lines / passageways, but don't know how to send the command to do this over the OBDII port. Anyone have a service manual laying around to verify the procedure?
  18. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Mine is a 2014. Did they start with 19 or 21kWH? If 21, then 13.65 is the lower limit, and I believe in CA there is a 10 year 100,000mi battery warranty. If 19, then 12.35 is the number to reach. I should stop by my local dealer now and start the process of extending the useful life of the...
  19. M

    Instrument Cluster Display shuts off with car

    Does the dome light come on when it happens? IF so, the driver's side door switch may be intermittent.
  20. M

    Battery warranty advice for 2014 Spark

    Torque is now reporting mine as 12.9kWh, down from 13.0. I'm REALLY enjoying the car so far. Current trip odometer is around 960mi, and is at 4.5Mi/kWh, even though I live at the top of a hill!
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